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title: "Printers and Printer Control"
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published_at: "2020-10-27T21:14:06+00:00"
modified_at: "2024-05-26T13:17:21+00:00"
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excerpt: "The genesis of this work-up goes back to my early work with the Sinclair ZX-81, a computer designed \"not to print\". Soon after the ZX-81 reached the \"million mark\", cottage industry developed machine code \"Printer Drivers\". From then until today, our Sinclair computer fans have not had a minimum diet of \"How To Control Printers\".…"
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The genesis of this work-up goes back to my early work with the Sinclair ZX-81, a computer designed “not to print”. Soon after the ZX-81 reached the “million mark”, cottage industry developed machine code “Printer Drivers”. From then until today, our Sinclair computer fans have not had a minimum diet of “How To Control Printers”. That is, other than via using a copyrighted software and following the manual instructions.